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Radiolysis Could Help Improve Heat Conduction in Nanofluids

A new study describes the potential of employing radiolysis to design durable, efficacious nanofluids with improved heat conduction for the first time.

28 Jun 2022

Clay-Based 2D Nanofluidics Supports Highly-Efficient Blue Energy Harvesting

A nanofiber strengthening technique is suggested to overcome these two major problems with nanofiber-reinforced clay-based 2D nanofluidics to achieve extremely effective results for osmotic energy applications.

27 Jun 2022

Study Show How Nanochannels May Help to Develop New Generation of Medicines

Detailed knowledge of nature’s smallest biological building elements—biomolecules—is essential to generating new medications and vaccinations. Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a revolutionary microscopy approach that allows proteins, DNA, and other small biological particles to be investigated in their natural conditions in an entirely new way.

17 Jun 2022

Improving the Thermal Properties Magnetic Nanofluids for Energy Applications

A novel approach to enhancing the thermal conductivity of nanofluids for energy-based applications is discussed in a new paper.

16 Jun 2022

Carbon-Based Nanofluids Enhance Base Working Fluids

Researchers prepared carbon-based nanofluids (CbNFs) by using a two-step method and determined their thermal conductivity (?) and diffusivity (a). These CbNFs were said to significantly enhance the characteristics of the base working fluids.

15 Jun 2022

Sustainable Nanofluid Coatings Developed with Promising Wettability

New research focuses on creating sustainable superhydrophobic coating materials using nanofluids based on easily accessible materials like silica (SiO2) nanoparticles.

2 Jun 2022

Covalent Organic Framework Nanofluidic Hybrid Membrane for Osmotic Energy Generation

A new study demonstrates the feasibility of using a covalent organic framework (COF)-based nanofluidic hybrid membranes (NHMs) to attain enhanced interfacial ion transport for the generation of osmotic energy.

19 May 2022

Scientists Point to Nanotechnology to Improve Microfluidic Systems

Researchers review different nanotechnology-assisted microfluidic systems, specifically nanoparticles (NPs)-integrated microfluidic biosensors, for chemical and bioanalysis.

14 Apr 2022

Faster, More Efficient Nanodevice to Filter Proton and Alkaline Metal Ions

Monash University researchers have developed a faster, more efficient nanodevice to filter proton and alkaline metal ions which will help design next-generation membranes for clean energy technology, conversion and storage.

8 Apr 2022

Light Induces Propulsion Mechanism Switch in New Nanomotor

A novel flask-like nanomotor possessing a photo-triggered switching mechanism between bubble propulsion and non-ionic self-diffusiophoresis has been proposed.

28 Mar 2022